Ancient Egyptian Beauty

Ancient Egyptian Beauty

What did the Egyptians do for beauty?

Just as the ancient Pharaonic civilization had a precedent in astronomy, medicine, and agriculture, it also had a precedence in the use of makeup. The first woman to use make-up in its various forms was Cleopatra, 4000 years ago.

Face Makeup for Ancient Egyptians

The ancient Egyptian eyebrows of women show excessive care by glazing the eyebrows with black color, extending to the corner of the eye near the nose and extending to the temple. The most beautiful queen is Queen Nefertiti who was famous for her beauty.

The kohl was black, the eyelids were shaded, their lashes were kohl, and what was under the eyelid was colored with green kohl made of malachite (from contact materials)

Kohl was made of lead ores and called (Galina), and these two types of kohl were prevalent and placed in small bags of linen or leather, in shells, or rings of hollow reeds, and wrapped in plant leaves and small pots in the shape of reed. We at Cairo Top Tours recommend joining our guided Egypt travel packages to listen more about the lifestyle of ancient Egyptians, as well as visit the most popular temples and tombs during your Egypt classic tours especially the temples of Luxor and Aswan day tours.

How did ancient Egyptian do kohl and Lipstick?

The results of the aforementioned analysis indicated that the material was galena in forty cases out of sixty-one (65.5%), while the rest of the samples consisted of two samples of lead carbonate, one sample of magnetic iron oxide, six samples of manganese oxide, a sample of sulfur and antimony, and four samples. of legit and a sample of chrysocolla which is a blue-green ore. The Egyptian queens were distinguished by their beauty. You will find this in their statues and carvings on the walls of the temples. Do not forget to take the Valley of the Queens on your Luxor day tours to visit the tomb of Queen Nefertari and see how beautiful it is.

There were many types of kohl in terms of its function; There are types that suit the seasons and seasons, there are for daily use, there are for cleaning the eyes, there are for opening them...etc.

The lipstick is used to paint the lips with a brush, and its material was vegetable or animal fat containing a red dye. There is face powder, and there were ways to preserve the face and skin by fumigation with incense wood, yarrow resin, and fat mixed with honey, red natron, and salt, and there were recipes to remove pimples and freckles.

Skin care products for Ancient Egyptians

There are recipes for skin care in medical papyri, such as the Hearst papyrus and the Edwin Smith papyrus. A paste of cooked, dried, and ground fenugreek is used, and there is another recipe in the Ebersi papyrus that contains elemi oil, gum, ox gall, gum powder, alabaster powder, and honey. As for cosmetics, you can see them in the drawings. You can listen to more interesting stories about ancient Egyptian queens during our guided Egypt luxury tours.

Remains of them and cosmetics were also found, and they are divided into two groups: “A group that highlights the beauty of the eyes and relies on black kohl, malachite green kohl and galena, and the second group aim to take care of the facial skin to give it vitality and freshness.

The materials used are ground in special cauldrons, then mixed with oils or paints, and kept in small bowls of stone or glass. When needed, the necessary quantity is taken with a small engraved spoon. The razor and tweezers were among the adornments of women and men alike, in addition to the mirror, of which models were found. One of the most important accessories.

Body Makeup of the Pharaohs

Bathing and then massaging with oil and ointments were common among the ancient Egyptians, and they used animal fats for massage, castor oil, almonds, hemp, sesame, and safflower, and they used to spray their bodies with various kinds of perfumes.

Hair makeup

I used many tools to style and curl hair and used pins to adjust it, as well as hair dyes to color it red or brown with henna paste. Wigs were used extensively, especially among priests and the upper classes of society. There are recipes for removing hair scales, including what contains fish oil, barley powder, and vinegar, by applying them with continuous massage on the scalp (Ebers Medical Papyrus - Recipe No. 712). Henna, powders, and many liquids were used, including castor oil, olive oil, henna oil, frankincense oil, and lotus oil (Al-Bishnin). ) to grow hair and enjoy its loss. There are types of hairstyles and shapes and arrangements as in the pictures below

Lips and Cheeks: By coloring the lips and cheeks red

with Black eyebrow liner using vegetable powder.

Treatment of alopecia areata (where patches of hair fall out): An ointment from burnt hedgehog thorns or mixed with turpentine.

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